Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945 1950

by Nicholas Tarling

Book Overview

This detailed study throws light on the evolution of British policy in South-east Asia in the turbulent post-war period. Through extensive archival research and insightful analysis of the British mindset and official policy, Tarling demonstrates that South-east Asia was perceived as a region consisting of mutually co-operating new states, rather than a fragmented mass. The book covers the immediate post-war period until the Colombo plan and the outbreak...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521033365
• ISBN13: 9780521033367
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"